Mitch Austin

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Mitch Austin
Personal information
Full name Mitchell Gregory Reginald Austin[1]
Date of birth (1991-04-03) 3 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Rochdale, England
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Position(s) Forward[2]
Team information
Current team
Central Coast Mariners
Number 6
Youth career
Manly United
2009–2010 Rotherham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Stalybridge Celtic 69 (10)
2013–2015 Cambridge United 9 (0)
2014 Lincoln City (loan) 6 (0)
2014 Brackley Town (loan) 5 (1)
2014 Brackley Town (loan) 4 (1)
2014 Southport (loan) 8 (0)
2015– Central Coast Mariners 23 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2016

Mitchell Gregory Reginald "Mitch" Austin (born 3 April 1991 in Rochdale, England)[3] is an Australian-English footballer who plays for Central Coast Mariners in the A-League as a forward.

Early life

Mitch Austin was born in Rochdale, Greater Manchester on 3 April 1991. He has a twin sister, named Brittany. His father is the Australian Rugby league & Union Player Greg Austin[4] Mitch left England at the age of 10 when his father retired from playing professional rugby and moved the family back to Australia.

Club career

Mitch Austin was a Manly United junior in Sydney, Australia. He was spotted by the scouts of Rotherham United in 2009 whilst on a tour of the UK with Manly United and was offered a scholarship with the youth academy. In 2010, he joined Conference South team Stalybridge Celtic.[5] After making 71 league appearances, in 2013, he joined Conference team Cambridge United.[6] In 2014, he was loaned to Lincoln City to get more first team opportunities.[7] After the loan spell was over, he signed for Brackley Town again on loan. On 31 January 2014, his loan was extended till March.[8]

On 13 September 2014, he made his professional debut against Dagenham and Redbridge [9] At the end of the 2014–15 season the club did not offer him a new deal when his contract expired.[10]

In May 2015, Cambridge United announced, that Austin was one out of 12 players, who would leave the club in the summer 2015.[11]

On 1 June 2015, Central Coast Mariners announced that they had signed Austin to a two-year contract.[12]

Career statistics

As of 17 April 2016
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stalybridge Celtic 2010–11 Conference North 5 0 2 0 0 0 7 0
2011–12 27 1 7 1 0 0 34 2
2012–13 37 9 7 2 0 0 44 11
Total 69 10 16 3 0 0 85 13
Cambridge United 2013–14 Conference Premier 8 0 3 0 0 0 11 0
2014–15 Football League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 9 0 3 0 0 0 12 0
Lincoln City (loan) 2013–14 Conference Premier 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Brackley Town (loan) 2013–14 Conference North 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 1
2014–15 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
Total 9 2 0 0 0 0 9 2
Southport (loan) 2014–15 Conference Premier 8 0 8 0 0 0 16 0
Central Coast Mariners 2015–16 A-League 23 5 1 0 0 0 24 5
Career total 124 17 28 3 0 0 152 20

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